Publications
Study information on chemistry – digital, clear and free of charge.
Which university courses in chemistry are right for me?
The choice is vast – and that is precisely why the GDCh offers its own website for study orientation:
Also: tips on studying abroad, internships and dual vocational training.
Minutes of the FGCU General Assembly of 18 September 2025
Recruiting members for the Chemical Education Division
The Division has published a flyer to recruit members, presenting its services, activities and initiatives. The flyer is available for download or can be requested as a printed version from the GDCh Office.
Chemical Education Division flyer (pdf.file, 3.3 MB)
Assessment and support in chemical education
The brochure was prepared by the Division's working group on educational standards, curricula and teaching research.
Assessment and support (pdf.file, 350 KB)
Bachelor's/Master's degree programme for teaching chemistry – proposals for restructuring and curricular development
The Chemical Education Division, together with a commission comprising subject specialists, chemistry education specialists and practising teachers from across Germany, has developed detailed proposals on how teacher training at higher education institutions for the subject of chemistry should be structured in future.
BA/MA degree programme for teaching chemistry (pdf.file, 76 KB)
Strengthening education in chemistry – the GDCh's Tutzing initiative for school years 5 & 6
Discussion results and recommendations from the closed workshop ‘Strengthening chemical education in school years 5 and 6’ (June 2017)
Strengthening education in chemistry (pdf.file, 851 KB)
Recommendations of the GDCh Study Commission for bachelor's degree programmes in chemistry at universities (August 2021)
GDCh Study Commission (pdf.file, 725 KB)
White paper on the situation of experimental chemistry teaching at German schools
published by the GDCh and the Conference of Chemistry Departments (KFC), February 2024
White paper on experimental teaching (pdf.file, 757 KB)
Joint position paper by the mathematical and scientific societies on the vocational training of teachers
published by DVGeo, DMV, DPG, GDCh and VBIO, March 2022
The vocational training of teachers is not a leisure activity! (pdf.file, 220 KB)
Statement on structural requirements for experimental teaching at schools (2018)
Structural requirements (pdf.file, 223 KB)